How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement
The 1920s and early ‘30's looked like the beginning of the end for centuries of gay intolerance. Then came fascism and the Nazis.
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The pigeons of Passchendaele – and why animals still suffer and die in modern conflicts
The humble carrier pigeon played a huge role in World War I and saved many lives. But despite huge technological advances, animals are still suffering and dying in modern wars.
Ivan Maisky’s diaries offer a spying masterclass that is still relevant today
The Soviet ambassador to London showed that charm and contacts can trump espionage when it comes to gathering information.
When it comes to disappearing ocean history, HMAS Perth is the tip of the iceberg
Archaeologists this week found that more than half of of HMAS Perth, a WWII wreck in Indonesia, has disappeared. It's now a race to protect the millions of other wrecks and sunken cities lying under the oceans.
Humane and intimate, how the Red Cross helped families trace the fates of WW2 soldiers
There are about 59,000 cards in archival boxes from the Red Cross's WW2 enquiry service. While their language is impersonal, the golden rule was to provide solace to soldiers' families, and fast.
Their Finest – and how WWII triggered a bold cinematic renaissance
As the bombs fell, people flocked to the movies.
Syria’s forgotten pluralism and why it matters today
For many centuries, Syrian society has included people of many faiths – Sunni and Shi'i Muslims, Christians and Druze. This past is important to know to understand the present.
Why the RAF destroyed a ship with 4,500 concentration camp prisoners on board
The chaos that led to a disastrous attack in the final days of WWII.
America has not always been as welcoming to refugees as we think
Trump's travel ban is an echo of policies passed in the United States during World War II.
Ghost ships: why are World War II naval wrecks vanishing in Indonesia?
Sunken World War II warships, the final resting place for thousands of sailors, have been disappearing in Indonesia. But so far there's been little action taken to ensure their protection.
Why Trump needs the civil servants he wants to fire: Lessons from abroad
The Trump administration may do well to make a friend of the federal bureaucracy it's so intent on gutting, according to an expert who studies the role of civil servants in government.
African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home
When war broke out, black Americans fought in segregated units to serve their country. The breath of freedom they experienced in Europe flamed the fight for equality when they returned home.
Britain’s response to WWII child refugees puts modern society to shame
Post-WWII Britain welcomed child refugees with open arms. Now they are put in camps and treated with contempt.
America’s role in the world 75 years after Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack on a US naval base on Dec. 7, 1941 set in motion a series of events that transformed the United States into a global superpower. Will Donald Trump bring that era to an end?
How a rich uranium mine thrust the Congo into the centre of the Cold War
The Soviet Union tested its own atomic bomb in 1949, to the profound shock of the US. This heated up the Cold War dramatically and thrust the Congo to the centre of American geopolitical strategy
Rapid transition to clean energy will take massive social change
We have the technology to phase out fossil fuels, but it will take more than that.
‘Our man elsewhere’: Alan Moorehead in war and peace
Alan Moorehead's accounts of the second world war revealed his vital and gripping talent, but his peacetime novels were stilted and corny. A new biography delves into his life and language.
Britain after the Blitz: how to rebuild a city fit for a post-conflict population
When buildings began to rise from the ruins and the rubble, the planners missed an opportunity to create a better society.
Seventy years after Hiroshima, who was Australian war correspondent Wilfred Burchett?
Wilfred Burchett wrote stories about war that the Australian and US governments preferred not to be told. For this, he paid the price.
As Hiroshima’s legacy fades, Japan’s postwar pacifism is fraying
The dogged commitment to peace that set in after the atomic bombings of Japan is in danger of disappearing for good.
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